NBA’s social justice coalition meets with Pope Francis at Vatican

Pope Francis met with five members of the NBA’s newly formed National Basketball Social Justice Coalition at the Vatican on Monday to discuss issues related to equality.  San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac, Kyle Korver of the Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies power forward Anthony … Read more

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Ex-Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is brought back

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Efficiency drive that’s as clear as Maude: Ex-Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is brought back to his old department to advise on government efficiency – while doing same for foreign powers including Russia By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:41 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 01:49 GMT, 22 November … Read more

US Election 2020: Biden calls Trump ‘conman’ and quotes Pope Francis

Good afternoon.  A few weeks ago, I spoke at Gettysburg about the need to unite our nation. Today, here at Warm Springs, I want to talk about the need to heal our nation.  Over these past few months there has been so much pain, so much suffering, so much loss in America. Over 225,000 people … Read more

Pope Francis praises breastfeeding mother as an ‘example of tenderness and beauty’

Pope Francis praised a breastfeeding mother as he reverted to going without a coronavirus face mask during the Vatican general audience today.  Francis mentioned Switzerland’s Valentina Frey at the start of the audience in the  Paul VI hall while she breastfed her daughter Charlotte Katharina. He said the act was an example of ‘tenderness’ and ‘beauty’ before … Read more

Pope Francis reassures LGBT people that God loves them. Many felt the church did not accept them

Pope Francis tells parents of LGBT children that ‘God loves them as they are’  Pope Francis reassures the parents of LGBT children that God loves them  Parents of LGBT children felt that some religious figures would not accept them   The Pope met a group seeking greater acceptance from the church to LGBT people  They gave … Read more

The Godfather TV series The Offer set to tell story of iconic Francis Ford Coppola film’s creation

The Godfather inspired TV series The Offer set to tell story of the iconic Francis Ford Coppola film’s creation By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 17:17 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 17:32 BST, 15 September 2020 One of film’s most iconic franchises is set to get the TV treatment. A Godfather series is in … Read more

Storm Francis uncovers more of the mythical ‘Sunken Kingdom’ of Wales

Storm Francis has exposed parts of a petrified Welsh woodland that have been submerged for 4,500 years.  The petrified trees, uncovered at Llanrhystud on the west coast of Wales, are thought belong to the Cantre’r Gwaelod forest – subject of the local legend of the mythical Sunken Kingdom of Wales. Eerie remains of the ancient forest … Read more

Pope Francis removes his mask as he touches worshippers and vows to defeat coronavirus with love

Pope Francis today removed his mask and reached out to touch the faithful, both young and old, at a ‘limited’ public audience at the Vatican. The 83-year-old, who resumed his Wednesday General Audience’s last week, told the packed San Damaso courtyard that the coronavirus would be defeated by God’s love. The pontiff removed his mask … Read more

Former England striker Francis Jeffers gets 17-month road ban for refusing to take breathalyser

Former England striker Francis Jeffers gets 17-month road ban for refusing to take breathalyser when police caught him driving erratically in his Ford Fiesta Francis Jeffers was pulled over by police for driving erratically in his Ford Fiesta Told Liverpool police he’d drank ‘just two bottles of lager’ and refused breath test Former Everton striker charged with … Read more

Button up for the Bank Holiday! Temperature will plummet this weekend after Storm Francis

Temperatures will plummet over the Bank Holiday weekend after Storm Francis battered Britain with near-record 81mph winds. The clear-up has begun after the storm, which saw the vicious gusts hit The Needles near the Isle of Wight on Tuesday. This is just short of the August record for the UK which was 87mph recorded in … Read more